Flutterby

The most amazing huge butterflies have been swarming in my area lately. There are black ones with orange (as pictured) and black ones with blue spots. I still think they should be called flutterbys instead of butterflies, and just read that in German they are called milchdieb or "milk-thief" because people used to believe they would steal butter and milk left out on counters. But my favorite name for them is their Portuguese name, barboleta. Whatever you call them, they are quite camera shy!